For Introduction to Special Education courses.

This exciting new text addresses the need for all people interested in the profession of teaching, whether they are traditional special education majors, traditional general education majors, or alternative certification students. Three themes are integrated throughout the text and in the accompanying technology: reflection, instructional application, and professionalism. Succinct and approachable, this text focuses on the foundations of special education by offering a broad view of educational practice in the classroom and examining the defining characteristics of students with exceptionalities, explains complex issues and content regarding special education and the profession, and each chapter focuses on master teachers in the classroom. In a realistic and applicable manner, readers will learn about the latest information involving the field today, the most valuable content regarding each disability area, research-based practices and practical strategies that they can take into the classroom, and what it means to be a teacher in today's classrooms. A foundations text that will recruit and retain students to the field of teaching special education, this text is one that will engage and impress readers and teachers alike. In step with the most recent legislation and changes in special education, this text will not only provide a solid foundation for students, but will help them to answer the question, "Are you prepared to serve and teach all students?"